Job at Pfizer for a Medical Quality Assurance Portfolio Team Lead

Pfizer – Good health is vital to all of us, and finding sustainable solutions to the most pressing health care challenges of our world cannot wait. That’s why we at Pfizer are committed to applying science and our global resources to improve health and well-being at every stage of life.

We strive to provide access to safe, effective and affordable medicines and related health care services to the people who need them.

The CV / I&I / Rare Diseases Portfolio Team Lead (PTL) is responsible for setting the quality strategy, including inspection planning, audit strategy and quality governance for a complex development portfolio, including Pfizer sponsored research, collaborative partnerships, innovative development, and licensing arrangements.

The PTL acts as the MQA sponsor on special/innovative/complex projects.

The PTL is up to date on current industry trends, and brings a unique understanding/perspective relative to regulatory/compliance requirements within their TA.

The Lead represents the MQA organization on the relevant governance committees.

The Lead acts as the business and functional partner on cross functional issues and development, and drives their team to execute on the strategy.

They help guide and develop Quality Assurance colleagues.

ResponsibilitiesLeadership:

Acts as a strategic leader in Quality, influencing leadership, peers, and reports within MQA and leadership and peers across functional lines, to develop a consistent and transparent Quality strategy for the portfolio. Sets behavioral and relationship building standard for others to aspire to in MQA and Quality. Builds effective customer relationships across stakeholders and business lines. Holds their team accountable for responsibilities.

Drives team excellence by initiating and investing in development to build a stronger and more capable organization. Responsible for performance management. Strengthens group business acumen by providing opportunities to analyze and solve strategic business issues. Provides appropriate ongoing support to ensure that current talent develops the skills necessary to be a high performing MQA professional

Develops, leads and represents MQA audit strategy within Pfizer for a portfolio, and is accountable for the communication of the audit strategy across clinical leads, QALs, regulatory leads, and governance bodies

Grow others by providing challenging and stretching tasks and assignments, is aware of each direct reports career goals, mutually constructs compelling development plans and executes them, pushes people to accept developmental moves, will take on those who need help and further development